Politics
President Obama officially will visit Spain between 9 to 11 July
Will meeting King and Prime Minister
King Philip VI visits Washington in September 2015
(Source: Spanish Royal House)
(Source: Spanish Royal House)
Obama will meeting with King Philip VI and the acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The visit of Obama wants to underline that Spain is a “big ally“ of US on defense and security, also on political and economic cooperation, informed Monday the US Department of State. When President Obama arrive in Spain already it is know who's the next President of the Spanish Government after elections on June 26. Obama's visit was scheduled for las April, but was postponed because of the political situation in Spain.
Spain and US are economic partners in the EU framework and military allies within NATO. Washington is interested in maintaining good relations with Madrid and specially now that it is negotiating the Free Trade Agreement (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union, but also because both countries are committed to the fight against Jihadist terrorism. White House welcomes the results of the operations in Spain by the Police and Civil Guard against networks of indoctrination and recruitment of Jihadists.
Liability for this article lies with the author, who also holds the copyright. Editorial content from USPA may be quoted on other websites as long as the quote comprises no more than 5% of the entire text, is marked as such and the source is named (via hyperlink).
